About the opportunityAt Contentful, we are always searching for top candidates to join our global team of Account Executives. We are particularly interested in individuals with experience in the DACH (Germany, Austria & Switzerland) market. This is a speculative job description, and an immediate opening may not be available. However, we still encourage interested candidates to apply. In the first instance, a recruitment team member will be in touch to discuss your profile and explain more about Contentful.Thank you for being so interested in Contentful. We will keep your application on file should a suitable opportunity arise.As an Account Executive, you will lead the end-to-end sales process from prospecting to closing, driving net new revenue and uncovering upsell opportunities with both new and existing customers. You will collaborate closely with our Customer Experience and Marketing teams to nurture and grow a regional customer base. You will follow a consultative sales process to communicate effectively with professional developers and business leaders.What to expect?Self-generation of the pipeline through outbound motions in conjunction with marketing and BDR teams to help create new opportunities in regional accountsPosition, negotiate, and spearhead expansion opportunities with existing clients in ItalyGrow existing accounts by leveraging relationships and following our comprehensive "land and expand" sales modelMeet quarterly and annual sales goals by developing an account strategy and pipeline, managing internal and client processes, maintaining sales reports, developing market and competitor knowledge, delivering presentations to customers, and creating sales proposalsManage RFI/RFQ requests with Contentful internal and customer teamsRefine and evolve our "land-and-expand" model in collaboration with Sales, Partnerships, and Customer Success teamsSeek to understand the digital experience challenges of prospects and clients while aligning the ROI of Contentful with those challenges to ensure a value-based selling approachWork closely with Sales Engineers and Solution Architects to uncover technical challenges and opportunitiesDevelop innovative proposals, position complex pricing structures, and negotiate contracts and deal-closing requirements quickly and efficientlyWork closely with customer success & marketing teams to ensure that best practices of Contentful are shared and implemented at the respective customersWhat you need to be successful3+ years of experience selling a technical platform working as either an SDR/BDR and/or Account Executive 1+ years of individual quota-carrying experience1+ years of growing and expanding existing customer accounts Demonstrated expertise in closing $60-100k+ opportunitiesAbility to drive your own pipeline generation with outbound capabilitiesExperience working with Partner ecosystems to work with customers Native/bilingual level fluency in GermanyNice to have:Previous CMS (content management system) experienceWhat's in it for you?Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences.Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share ownership and the success of our company.We valueWork-Life balanceandYou Time!A generous amount of paid Time off, including vacation days, education days, and volunteer daysAccess to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for information, support, discussion, and counseling for life's challengesUse your physical fitness budget to get away from your desk and support your physical wellness.Enjoy various virtual events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties. A monthly phone/internet stipend and phone upgrade reimbursement after two yearsPlus, Contentful socks! And other fantastic swag as part of company events. Oh yeah!To view more career opportunities, visithttps://www.contentful.com/careers/.
